Shawn Kemp has played in every one of Washington’s games to date, and the Huskies expect him to continue now that it’s been announced he is ill with Graves' disease.

Graves' is an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid and can cause weakness and fatigue. Kemp missed much of UW’s preseason practice because of his illness after developing some symptoms in July and being diagnosed in September. But he has averaged 17 minutes and four points for the Huskies in this, his junior season.
In making the announcement, UW coach Lorenzo Romar said the team’s medical staff does not expect that Kemp’s performance will be impacted once his treatment takes its full effect.

Kemp scored 10 points in Washington’s opener against crosstown opponent Seattle and had six rebounds in a win against UC Irvine. He played only 20 minutes combined when the team traveled to New York last week for games against Indiana and Boston College.

Kemp is the son of former NBA star Shawn Kemp Sr., who scored more than 15,000 points and played in six All-Star Games in a 14-year career.